egg left in house for 6hrs in 85°, still fine?

[mrsdjl3rd]

My chickens are just now starting to lay. I got two out at 10am but got an odd feeling and went out to check and tthere was another egg. I don't refrigerate them so I'm wondering how long is too long or how hot is too hot?

 

[mortie]

Do you have a rooster?

I leave my fresh eggs on the counter and it's 80ish in here sometimes and they're fine. Eggs on the countertop are good for a remarkably long time.

The exception would be if you have a rooster and your house is getting above the mid 90's. Ideal temps for incubation of chickens are right around 100 but above 95 or so you might get a bit of development.

Since I have no rooster and it's not that hot here, I have no worries.

Do you wash your eggs?

 

[mrsdjl3rd]

I'm not washing them. And I have no roosters. I leave my eggs on the counter too but this one was left out in the coop

 

[mortie]

In my opinion it's totally fine

 

[mrsdjl3rd]

Thanks!